GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |